Thousands of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters gathered outside the British embassy on Tuesday, demanding the British government to extradite ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra back to Thailand to face criminal charges.

The Supreme Court sentenced former deputy interior minister Vatana Asavahame to 10 years in jail on Monday, convicting him of corruption in the long-running Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant scandal.

Beijing - A reformed Manus Boonjumnong punched his way into history when he became Thailand’s first two-time Olympic medallist with his quarter-final triumph on Sunday night.

Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej insists on staying in government as long as he can, saying he will neither dissolve the House nor resign.

The Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers are to meet Monday in Hua Hin to discuss recent problems along their borders.

Tension along the Thai-Cambodian border began to ease on Saturday as troops from the two country began to pull out from disputed area around Preah Vihear temple, Cambodian officials said.

Beijing - Thousands of young Chinese women applicants for the 200 jobs to lead each country's athletes into the National Stadium for last week's opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games had to be at least 1.66 metres tall, have a pretty face - and strip naked for the job recruiters.

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday to proceed with the corruption trial against ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra and Khunying Potjaman in the Ratchadaphisek land case, because the couple are not required to be present for the hearing.

Canadian teacher Christopher Paul Neil on Friday was sentenced to three years and three months in jail for kidnapping and sexually abusing an underage boy in Thailand.

Surat Thani - Worapoj Phetkum has not yet stepped into the Olympics boxing ring in Beijing, but a war has broken out at his home in southern Thailand. In this corner, Coke; in the other corner, Pepsi.

Rangoon - The United Nations on Thursday finally acknowledged that over the past three months some $1.56 million in aid for the victims of Cyclone Nargis has been lost to "odd" Burmese foreign exchange regulations.

The red, diplomatic passport of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may be revoked as the first step in a long process to try to extradite him from England to face corruption charges at home.

Only one of the criminal cases against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will proceed in his absence while he is a fugitive abroad, a source at the Supreme Court said Wednesday.

General Motors Wednesday announced plans to invest 15 billion baht - $445 million - to build a new plant to manufacture clean, green turbo-diesel engines in Thailand.

Authorities have moved to seize the assets, revoke the diplomatic passports and seek the extradition of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Khunying Potjaman, who have skipped bail and fled to London.

Deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's refusal on Monday to return to face four court cases on corruption charges effectively puts an end to his controversial political career, but his legacy may prove harder to kill.

The Supreme Court issued arrest warrants Monday for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Khunying Potjamarn, after a fax declared "I have decided to live in England" rather than face court cases at home.

An airline official said ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra and Khunying Potjamarn failed to catch their scheduled flight from Beijing to Thailand on Sunday - bolstering rumours they might head into political exile.

Beijing - Premwadee Charoenrattanatharakul was unbeatable in the clean and jerk at the Beijing Olympics as she won the second consecutive women's 53-kilo featherweight weightlifting gold for Thailand - and set an Olympics record.

New Delhi - India will substantially reduce duties on about 96 per cent of items when it signs a free-trade agreement at the Asean summit in Bangkok in December, according to reports on Sunday.